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1973 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974 →
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Texas State + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1973 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Bradley, the Aggies compiled a 5–6 record. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Drake
W 27–12
September 8 Lamar*
W 24–715,992
September 15at New Mexico*
L 6–48
September 22at Colorado State*
L 27–3125,124
September 29 Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 44–18 [4]
October 6at UTEP*
W 27–239,745
October 13at San Diego State*
L 0–2736,552 [5]
October 20at Tulsa
L 14–5220,000
October 27 North Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 7–2711,150 [6]
November 3 West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 56–14
November 10 Utah State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 12–408,433
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1973 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 73. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Aggies over Wichita". The El Paso Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "49ers Remain Winless, Lose to Pacific 10-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Aggies lose 27–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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